One of the things that I love about reading is trying new-to-me authors and last year I read quite a few of those. Already in 2o23, I’ve read a good chunk of authors that I haven’t read before and I wanted to share them with you.

Reading authors that I haven’t read before is always daunting and exciting at the same time. I am so excited to try an author that I haven’t read before, but I also have no idea how it’s going to go. But I still try and read as many as I can.

Add to this that I am going to at least 2 bookish events this year. I want to try at least one book from as many authors going as I can. So today I’m sharing with you the ones that I have already tried. Some I’ve loved and cannot wait to read more and some I just haven’t enjoyed. But as always these are in no order. 

Grace McGinty: Has been on my tbr for a while and I started off with Sticks and Stone, which I ended up really enjoying. I’ve already got a few more of her books on my tbr that I am super excited to read now. 

Rosemary A. Johns: I wanted to really like Rosmary’s books. They are right up with what I like but I wasn’t a fan of her writing style or the characters. I ended up reading the first two books in the Pack Bonds series. And they were just eh. 

India R. Adams: Had been on my tbr for some time now. And I honestly wanted to love Steal Me, but I ended up really not enjoying it at all. I don’t know if I am going to try other books from India yet, but I might in the future. 

B.J. Alpha: I hadn’t heard too much about this author before I picked up the Secrets and Lies series. And I still don’t know what I feel. I read most of the series but it was eh. And I’m not sure if I am going to read more by then in the future either. 

Addison Jane: Addison has been on my tbr for a little while now, and I finally got around to reading her this year. I’ve really enjoyed all the books I’ve read from her so far and plan to read more as the year goes on. 

Colette Rhodes: I picked Colette up after Ely told me about her and I ended up enjoying her writing and the book I was reading so much that I immediately pre order some of her books for the event I am going to. 

Holly Renee: This is another author that had been on my tbr for some time and I finally picked up Where Good Girls Go To Die recently and really enjoyed reading it. I went right into the second book and plan on reading some of her fantasy books as well. I think she could become an author that I read quite a lot of their backlist soon. 

Catharina Maura: I’ve left one of the best to last. I picked this one up last month because again she is going to an event I am at. Not only have I seen great things about her books, but I knew there was a high chance I was going to love them. And I ended up reading and really enjoying The Wrong Bride. I plan on reading way more from them very soon. 

And there we go. I’m going to make this into a series throughout the year and share all the new-to-me authors I’ve read as we go. Have you read any of these authors’ books? Are you planning on reading them? What are some new-to-you authors that you have read thus year. Let’s chat!